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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
actual cost of work performed
hammock activity
estimate (Output/Input)
standard
2. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
approved change request (Output/Input)
network logic
schedule performance index (SPI)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
3. A component of work performed during the course of a project
schedule network analysis (Technique)
activity
portfolio management (Technique)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
4. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
distribute information (Process)
define activities (Process)
work authorization system (Tool)
5. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
statement of work (SOW)
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
buffer
activity attributes (Output/Input)
6. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
special cause
matrix organization
requirements traceability matrix
planned value (PV)
7. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early start date (ES)
verify scope (Process)
request for proposal (RFP)
subproject
8. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
approved change request (Output/Input)
BCWP
start to start (SS)
technique
9. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities
sequence activities (Process)
schedule network analysis (Technique)
sensitivity analysis
budget at completion (BAC)
10. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
program
baseline
influence diagram (Tool)
risk tolerance
11. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
finish to start (FS)
staffing management plan
master schedule (Tool)
opportunity
12. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
baseline
product life cycle
work breakdown structure dictionary
progressive elaboration (Technique)
13. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
calendar unit
network logic
pareto chart (Tool)
14. Budgeted cost of work performed
precedence relationship
approved change request (Output/Input)
BCWP
activity duration
15. Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
total float
sub phase
develop project management plan (Process)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
16. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram
activity identifier
acquire project team (Process)
work package
develop project team (Process)
17. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
defect repair
logical relationship
develop project charter (Process)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
18. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project
project management knowledge area
reserve analysis (Technique)
quality management plan (Output/Input)
determine budget (Process)
19. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development
change control
verification
risk register (Output/Input)
voice of the customer
20. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
closing processes (Process Group)
influence diagram (Tool)
effort
define activities (Process)
21. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
defect
imposed date
to complete performance index (TCPI)
calendar unit
22. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning
project management plan (Output/Input)
reserve
project calendar
invitation for bid (IFB)
23. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
application area
resource breakdown structure
parametric estimating (Technique)
regulation
24. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
variance analysis (Technique)
monitor and control risks (Process)
defect repair
monitor
25. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
project team directory
specification
early start date (ES)
resource breakdown structure
26. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
defect repair
risk management plan (Output/Input)
sub network
log
27. Developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives
project scope
code of accounts (Tool)
plan risk response (Process)
hammock activity
28. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs
technique
summary activity
flowcharting (Technique)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
29. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity
log
portfolio
start to finish (SF)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
30. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
activity attributes (Output/Input)
monitor and control project work (Process)
expert judgment (Technique)
assumptions
31. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
activity list (Output/Input)
projectized organization
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
closing processes (Process Group)
32. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.
define activities (Process)
product
work package
time and material contract (T&M)
33. Provider of products - services or results
seller
project management body of knowledge
objective
historical information
34. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
stakeholder
project management body of knowledge
project initiation
co-location (Technique)
35. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity
work breakdown structure dictionary
path convergence
sub phase
work breakdown structure component
36. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
budget
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
monitor and control risks (Process)
network path
37. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component
s-curve
project management knowledge area
percent complete
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
38. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
estimate costs (Process)
invitation for bid (IFB)
threat
39. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
milestone
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
perform integrated change control (Process)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
40. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
start to start (SS)
finish date
input (Process) input
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
41. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
percent complete
change control system (Tool)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
42. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
value engineering
template
expert judgment (Technique)
forecast
43. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
near critical activity
estimate (Output/Input)
slack
variance analysis (Technique)
44. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone
planning package
milestone schedule (Tool)
start date
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
45. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient
project initiation
root cause analysis (Technique)
decomposition (Technique)
validation
46. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups
path divergence
analogous estimating (Technique)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
budget
47. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
project time management (Knowledge Area)
assumptions
project scope statement (Output/Input)
specification limits
48. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
plan procurements (Process)
expert judgment (Technique)
effort
claim
49. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel
lag (Technique)
Delphi technique (Technique)
practice
Gantt chart (Tool)
50. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity maybe completed based upon schedule network logic - the completion date and any constraints assigned to the schedule activities without violating a schedule constraint or delaying the project
late finish date (LF)
project team directory
change control system (Tool)
resource